Win a truck at Friday's Pink Out Party

Two men grill hot dogs during last year's Pink Out Party, a tailgate party that raises money for Baxter Regional Medical Center's Peitz Cancer Support House. This year's event is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.(Photo: Submitted file)

You can win a truck valued at about $32,000 on Friday if you’re 18 years old and have a driver’s license.

Tickets for the Ultimate Auto Group Football Skills Contest, which will be held at halftime, are $5 each or 5 for $20. The contest is part of Friday’s Pink Out Party, a tailgate party.

The tailgate party is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Bomber Stadium before the Mountain Home High School Bombers face the Harrison Goblins at 7 p.m. Tickets for the truck contest will be available at the event.

The proceeds from Friday's event will benefit Baxter Regional Medical Center’s Peitz Cancer Support House, which offers free services to cancer patients. The support house has more than 3,000 cancer survivors on its client list, with 800 of them being breast cancer survivors.

Organizers will also pay homage to cancer survivors during Friday’s event, which they hope will raise awareness for breast cancer and the Peitz Cancer Support House.

Other communities do not have a support house like this, Melissa Hudson, coordinator for the Peitz Cancer Support House, told The Bulletin Thursday morning.

Businesses across Mountain Home, such as Integrity First Bank, North Arkansas Electric, Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County and King Dermatology, are standing in solidarity. Employees are either wearing Pink Out T-Shirts or decorating their offices. BRMC employees were also approved to wear Pink Out T-Shirts on Friday.

Sponsored by the Peitz Cancer Support House and the Mountain Home School District, a number of activities have been scheduled for Friday’s event, such as a tailgate party around the Bomber plane, music by The Mellow Mountain Band, face painting, games, a 50/50 fundraiser and a photo booth.

The tailgate party is free. Organizers added more activities this year, hoping to draw a big crowd.

As far as this year’s game, Mountain Home athletic director Mitch Huskey, told The Bulletin Thursday morning he couldn’t estimate how many would come. Last time the district hosted Harrison, nearly 4,000 fans showed up.

Face painting is one of the activities that is scheduled at the second annual Pink Out Party. Admission to the tailgate party is free.(Photo: Submitted file)

The Mountain Home High School’s biggest rival has always been Harrison, Danielle Pugsley, an environmental teacher, said.

Organizers planned the Second Pink Out Party on the same day the district is hosting Harrison so that the event would break the attendance record. While planning the event, Pugsley's team realized the best opportunity to reach the most people would be to plan the event on the Harrison night.

The Agriculture Construction Manufacturing and Engineering Academy (ACME) has partnered with the Peitz Cancer Support House, she said, and this has become "our integrated project for the fall.”

“ACME will have their own tailgate spot,” Pugsley said.

This year’s event wouldn’t be possible without the help of several Mountain Home School staff, such as Amy Caster, of the National Honors Society (NHS), MHHS principal Brent Bogy and more. Additionally, several NHS students are scheduled to help on Friday.

The hospital’s director of marketing, Tobias Pugsley, encourages people to go the tailgate.

“We really need their help to break the attendance record, and show support for our football team, and show support for the Peitz House,” he said.